Is there a breast cancer group for the 60 + over ?

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Diagnosed at 75 after finding lump but passed the age of routine screening . Finding great information on breast cancer pages but can’t find one for older folk as we can have slightly different problems mental and physical to cope .

  • Good morning....

    I don't think there's a specific group for over 60 ' s but try the Awake thread as many of the contributors are over 60 and several have had bc more than once so there is lots of experience. There is a lot of empathy too.

    I was 62 when diagnosed with TNBC but that was over 10 years ago now and my mammograms have been clear since. I wish you well with your treatment.

    Take care 

    1. I
  •  Thanks Lacomtekp ,that’s a good idea. We older don’t sleep that long anyway and side effects can have us sleeping less which does not help. Will try that forum. 

  • Some of us on there are well over 60! (Like a further 20 years, though I got diagnosed at 73 originally, had a recurrence) 

    hugs xxx

    Moomy

  • Hi moomy, sorry to hear about your reoccurrence hope treatment going well though us oldies have hiccups in treatments at times but hope you do not. I recently got diagnosed with non melanoma skin cancer though not a sun lover but supposed age has something to do with it..  as they say ‘with age comes wisdom ‘and a whole lot of other things. Take care,onwards and upwards